California Code of Regulations
Title 3 - Food and Agriculture
Division 4 - Plant Industry
Chapter 3 - Entomology and Plant Quarantine
Subchapter 5 - Insect Pest Control
Article 4 - Fees for Pest Control and Eradication
Section 3601 - Assessments for Control of Beet Leafhopper
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 12, March 22, 2024
This section establishes a schedule of, and procedures for the collection of, assessments for the crops shown in subsection (g) below for the purpose of beet leafhopper control as authorized in sections 6032- 6036 of the Food and Agricultural Code.
(a) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:
(b) The Secretary of Food and Agriculture, pursuant to Sections 6031-6036 of the Food and Agricultural Code, hereby establishes an assessment for each crop produced in each district stated in subsection (g). The full amount of the assessment shall be collected from the producer by the first handler at the point and time that the crop is purchased or received by the handler, or in the case of a producer-handler when the crop is marketed.
(c) The assessment collected from producers by handlers or due from producer-handlers with the exception of handlers of dry beans and/or vine seeds shall be paid to the Secretary before the 15th day of the following month. Assessments collected from producers by handlers or due from producer-handlers of dry beans and/or vine seeds shall be paid to the Secretary annually by April 1 for products cleaned during the crop year.
(d) Each handler or producer-handler shall accompany payments with a statement in duplicate containing such information as is required by instructions of the Secretary.
(e) Each handler or producer-handler shall maintain for four years such books and records as are necessary to verify reports and remittances to the Secretary. All such records shall be made available for inspection by the Secretary.
(f) All information obtained by the Secretary from books, records, and reports of handlers or producer-handlers pursuant to this section shall be confidential.
(g) The assessments are as follows:
District I -- Imperial and Riverside Counties.
Crop | Assessment Rate Per Ton (Dollars) |
Tomatoes | .493 |
Sugar Beets | .074 |
Muskmelons | .055 |
Watermelons | .018 |
Cucumbers | .055 |
Beans (Dry) | .108 |
Beans (Green Lima) | .092 |
Beans (Green Snap) | .066 |
Peppers | .113 |
Spinach | .018 |
Squash (Green weight) | .050 |
Pumpkin (Green weight) | .029 |
District II -- Kern, Kings, Tulare, Fresno, Madera, Merced, Stanislaus, and San Joaquin counties, and that portion of Los Angeles County lying north of the San Gabriel Mountains.
Crop | Assessment Rate Per Ton (Dollars) |
Tomatoes | .231 |
Sugar Beets | .097 |
Muskmelons (Green weight) | .060 |
Muskmelons (Vine seed) | 3.318 |
Cucumbers (Green weight) | .048 |
Cucumbers (Vine seed) | 3.360 |
Beans (Dry) | .176 |
Beans (Green Lima) | .151 |
Beans (Green Snap) | .102 |
Peppers | .196 |
Squash (Green weight) | .050 |
Squash (Vine seed) | 2.304 |
Pumpkin (Green weight) | .029 |
Pumpkin (Vine seed) | 1.320 |
Spinach | .018 |
Watermelon (Green weight) | .018 |
Watermelon (Vine seed) | 1.135 |
District III -- Sacramento, Solano, Yolo, Placer, Sutter, Yuba, Colusa, Butte, Glenn, and Tehama counties.
Crop | Assessment Rate Per Ton (Dollars) |
Tomatoes | .035 |
Sugar Beets | .036 |
Muskmelons (Green weight) | .031 |
Muskmelons (Vine seed) | 4.355 |
Cucumbers (Green weight) | .018 |
Cucumbers (Vine seed) | 1.172 |
Beans (Dry) | .056 |
Beans (Green Lima) | .064 |
Beans (Green Snap) | .018 |
Peppers | .018 |
Spinach | .018 |
Watermelon (Vine seed) | .308 |
Squash (Green weight) | .018 |
Squash (Vine seed) | 2.304 |
Pumpkin (Green weight) | .018 |
Pumpkin (Vine seed) | 1.320 |
District IV -- Alameda, Contra Costa, Monterey, San Benito, San Luis Obispo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, and Santa Barbara counties.
Crop | Assessment Rate Per Ton (Dollars) |
Tomatoes | .116 |
Sugar Beets | .046 |
Muskmelons (Vine seed) | 1.281 |
Cucumbers (Green weight) | .022 |
Cucumbers (Vine seed) | 1.243 |
Beans (Dry) | .111 |
Beans (Green Lima) | .080 |
Beans (Green Snap) | .097 |
Peppers | .157 |
Spinach | .018 |
Squash (Green weight) | .022 |
Squash (Vine seed) | 2.304 |
Pumpkin (Green weight) | .018 |
Pumpkin (Vine seed) | 1.320 |
(h) The assessment rates listed in subsection (g) may be adjusted by the Secretary, whenever necessary as provided in Section 6036 of the Food and Agricultural Code, in the following manner:
1.
Amendment of subsection (g)(3) filed 3-22-78 as an emergency; designated
effective 4-1-78 at 12:01 a.m. (Register 78, No. 12). For prior history, see
Register 77, No. 31.
2. Certificate of Compliance filed 4-12-78
(Register 78, No. 15).
3. Amendment of subsection (g) filed 6-1-78;
designated effective 7-1-78 (Register 78, No. 22).
4. Amendment
filed 12-18-79 as an emergency; designated effective 1-1-80 (Register 79, No.
51). A Certificate of Compliance must be filed within 120 days or emergency
language will be repealed on 4-17-80.
5. Certificate of Compliance
filed 3-14-80 (Register 80, No. 11).
6. Editorial correction
repealing subsections (a)(1) and (a)(2) and renumbering subsections (a)(3) and
(a)(4) to subsections (a)(1) and (a)(2) filed 2-17-83 (Register 83, No.
8).
7. Amendment of subsection (g) filed 7-19-84; effective
thirtieth day thereafter (Register 84, No. 29).
8. Amendment of
subsection (g) filed 10-21-85; designated effective 11-1-85 pursuant to
Government Code section
11346.2(d)
(Register 85, No. 43)
9. Amendment of subsection (g) filed 11-24-86;
designated effective 1-1-87. (Register 86, No.48)
10. Amendment of
subsection (g) filed 3-25-94; operative 5-1-94 (Register 94, No.
12).
11. Amendment of subsection (g) filed 3-16-95; operative 7-1-95
(Register 95, No. 11).
12. Amendment of subsection (g) filed 5-20-98
as an emergency; operative 7-1-98 (Register 98, No. 21). A Certificate of
Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 10-29-98 or emergency language will be
repealed by operation of law on the following day.
13. Certificate
of Compliance as to 5-20-98 order transmitted to OAL 8-14-98 and filed 9-3-98
(Register 98, No. 36).
14. Amendment of subsection (g) filed 6-7-99
as an emergency; operative 7-1-99 (Register 99, No. 24). A Certificate of
Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 10-29-99 or emergency language will be
repealed by operation of law on the following day.
15. Certificate
of Compliance as to 6-7-99 order transmitted to OAL 10-19-99 and filed 12-2-99
(Register 99, No. 49).
16. Amendment of subsection (g) filed
4-26-2004 as an emergency; operative 7-1-2004 (Register 2004, No. 18). A
Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 10-29-2004 or emergency
language will be repealed by operation of law on the following
day.
17. Certificate of Compliance as to 4-26-2004 order transmitted
to OAL 9-28-2004 and filed 11-10-2004 (Register 2004, No. 46).
18.
Amendment of subsection (g) filed 2-10-2011; operative 3-12-2011 (Register
2011, No. 6).
19. Amendment of section and NOTE filed 9-6-2018;
operative 9-6-2018 pursuant to Government Code section
11343.4(b)(3)
(Register 2018, No. 36).
20. Editorial correction of subsection (g)
(Register 2019, No. 10).
21. Amendment of subsection (g) filed
3-6-2019; operative 3-6-2019. Submitted to OAL for filing and printing only
(Register 2019, No. 10).
22. Amendment of subsection (g) filed
2-21-2020; operative 2-21-2020. Submitted to OAL for filing and printing only
pursuant to Government Code section
11340.9(g)
(Register 2020, No. 8).
Note: Authority cited: Sections 407, 6034 and 6036, Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections 6034, 6035, 6036 and 6041, Food and Agricultural Code.